The Penn's Grove record., 1887-01-08

tttftil kF III MA NNA-ll1AthpAlIlA HAhNNlI
way. " hen we were all collected in
the reception-room, he excused himself
for a mdment, and came back with his
niece ON his arm. A more beautiful
creaturel | never saw. From her deli
cately aFched little foot to hel shapely
head, she was absolute perfection. She
had the brightest brown eyes, whitest
teeth, and most perfect form that ever
a girl was blest with.
"Don7t think, Old fellow, that L was
in love with her. / never, in looking
at her, experienced any other feeling
than pleasure at her artistic perfection.
But SwiEhin, poor fellow, was stuck all
of a help. He cfme very neat losing
his degree by neelecting his studies.
Half of the time Nras with the Profess
sJr's nisee, ami the other half ne was
either thinking, writing, or dreaming
about her.
''There was iusSt one drawback to
6withm's complete happiness. The
young lady was an invalid, and always
received and dismissed him while lean
ing on her uncle's arm. 1t seemed to
Swithin, too, that at those times, her
eyes were brighteri her checks redder,
and her whole mariner more animated
than at any other time during his visits.
But perhaps he only imagined this, be-
cause at those particular times he would
have much prefer3 ed to see the lady
quite alone.
However, things progressed smooth
I enough, and the wedding was set for
Ne evening of commencement day,
Jwithia, was on Ehe commencement
Eprogranme, and haid laid himself out to
be particularly brilliant, for she had
promisal to be at the exercise withlher
JUNGLE. IBut she hbd a headache that
1horninG, and Wishing to appear wei in
1.-THE more Important event of the eVen-
ling, she, did not attend. Swithin was
sery much disappointed, and forgot his
part several times Ynu remember
what a1I abseut-mir4ded man Professor
Balch Was? Well, he forgot all about
commencement, aad his chair was
vacant throughout fhe exercises.
"Finllly the eIentful hour that
lSEithinl had been 30 impatiently look
ling forward to Arrive. Nearly The
whole college attended the wedding,
for the bridegroom was very popular.
AT the last minute old Baleh couldn't
be found, and almost an hour was vast
&c in hunting him up. And, where do
Igdu suppose he was finally discovered
u the electrical laboratory, busy Will
ilis jars and wires. When he was tolG
hat the guests were assembled ane
tlfat he was delaying the ceremony, he
looked sort of surprised, he seemed to
have forgotten the whole thing. Then
70 the amazement of every one he broke
out in d loud guffaw and set off rap
Adly for the house.
Before he came the bride looked
pale and wearied out, but when he took
her arm to lead her to the marriage
altar she somewhat recovered her
str sngth and yivacltg,
Slowly the professl led her, follow
bd by her bridesmaid to where the
tyhite-cravated ministry stood ready to
speak the fateful world, with all his ac-
pustomed dignity he gave the bride
away. The bridesmaids shivered a
little and s~uspiciously wiped the cor
ners of their eyes.
1.-THE minister promo unced the cere-
rlony in solemn tones. When he came
to the passage. do you take this man.
etc, there was a pause. The brides
maids almost cried outright. The bride
shivered all over like a leaf; she witch
ell her head around conyulsively and
looked at the professor. There was a
sldden whirr, like that made by the
wheels Of a clock just going to strike,
and she fell with a crash to the floor, all
the light fed from her eyes,, the color
gone from her cheeks aud lips. There
she lay, a cold, grt netallic-looking'
lifelesS mass. pa
"By tle Great Is Z .ightsln shouted
the professor, his lzit' standing erect,
81 forgot to wind Ii L O!'
The bridesmaids me ,ked, the guests
cpc' round the az rate form.
J. faintedl Ter backl give her
asl 'ied Swithinl ne tried to raise
hi !erly in his is y But the NOM
ed licked her uts. = face grew ashy
pk he let the B5aS fall to the floor
VIC lang.
las no need ef air now!'' said
IT, lessor sadly, ''my beautiful peti
&C my braini For years L toiled
% you, until you were at last CON-
You were a perfect counterfeit
Of fe. Now, your sparkling eye is dull,
VI delicate. mechanism is broken.
II hing is left of you but a heap of
81 fragments!" and with bowed head
Il iidlflS lOlucu DtlfhN nm, IN oddiJ
" led away.
9or a few minute, Jye silently look
e TIE broken Wheels and distorted
s. lgs-all that rematned of the once
b tiful bride. Them II by n we
81 ed away"
or a minute my friend laughed soft
II to himself, then l asked him to finish
lbs story.
"Oh, old Balch was forced to leave
the institution. Swithn was the most
III up fellow you ever saw. He set out
al once for Europe, and has just got
bhek. BY the way he takes to Miss
Delays society I should say he had
forgotten the memory of his first mar
riage."
"Weu," said /, after a long pause,
''that's a pretty tough story, Evans.
Its very strange that l never heard
about the affair before"
"Ifyou don't believe me, said Evans
with a light laugh, Ego and ask Swithin
yourself"